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This reminds me of Louis Rossman’s long-term use review of his Framework 13 (1); he was hard on it and killed some of the ports, but thanks to them being swappa
by 0x38B 3y ago
This reminds me of Louis Rossman’s long-term use review of his Framework 13 (1); he was hard on it and killed some of the ports, but thanks to them being swappable, was able to just slot a new one in.
1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sw06swtgY0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sw06swtgY0
- cjk2 3y agoI think somewhere in the middle of the framework and Lenovo is appropriate. I don't mind spending some time replacing ports but I do mind spending money on buying pluggable ones I'm going to plug in once. Apple have the right approach (apart from having to remove the logic board to get at it): https://support.apple.com/en-us/103915 https://support.apple.com/en-us/103915 ... port boards are individually purchasable from https://selfservicerepair.com https://selfservicerepair.com
- thisislife2 3y ago> Apple have the right approach ... Planned obsolescence through SoCs with no literature for system developers, soldered CPU, RAM, SSDs etc. and possible part-pairing on laptops and desktops was pioneered by Apple. I'd even go far as to say that the whole Right to Repair movement is an anti-Apple movement triggered by their hostility to consumer rights.
- cjk2 3y agoI think the planned obsolescence thing may not have any legs. My mother has a 9 year old Apple SoC in her pocket which is still getting software updates... As for all the other things the claims are usable in both directions. They're still dicks though!
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- luyu_wu 3y agoYeah. No. My mothers Macbook's display connector came loose after 3 years. No plausible way to fix it because the display cable is hidden under all the other components. Anecdotes aren't the best, but there ARE reasons Apple got this reputation.
- bzzzt 3y agoIs your problem it couldn't be fixed or that you needed Apple to fix it?
- Atotalnoob 3y agoYou are forgetting John Deere’s contributions to these anti consumer practices
- thisislife2 3y agoYou are right. American farmers certainly deserve a lot of credit for advancing the Right to Repair movement in the US.
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- bombela 3y agoLooks like without a serial number you cannot even list the parts?
- CalRobert 3y agoThe swappable ports are my single favourite thing about the framework. I love them. I, personally, still use a microsd card reader all the time, and having one just there, not sticking out, is really useful. I no longer need to carry a hub or dongle or whatever when I take my laptop places. Just a power adapter (though tbf I wouldn't even need that if Framework had figured out battery life better). Though as much as I like upgradability, I'm not sure it will make financial sense to upgrade instead of buy a new machine.